BATTLE

OF
THE
BRAINS
7TH KALPAVRIKSHA INTERSCHOOL
QUIZ COMPETITION 2018
 JUNIOR GROUP
CLASS VII-VIII
NEAR COUNTRIES VISITED BY
PM MODI IN LAST 4 YEARS
China Pakistan Afghanistan Bhutan

Nepal Bangladesh Myanmar Sri-Lanka

Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Mauritius

Uzbekistan UAE Saudi Arabia Qatar

 ROUND 1

GEOGRAPHY &
FLORA-FAUNA
 TEAM A

Q)Along with Russia, name

the Asian country which
borders 14 nations , maximum
in the world ?

A ) CHINA
 TEAM B

Q)Name the Asian country

which is doubly landlocked .

ANS : UZBEKISTAN
 TEAM C

Q ) The coastline of Saudi

Arabia has Gulf of Pesia on
one side and on another side

ANS : RED SEA

 TEAM A

Q) Which near country to

India is roughly
trapezoidal in shape ?

A)NEPAL
 TEAM B

Q) Which is the national

animal of Qatar ?

ANS :ARABIAN ORYX

 TEAM C

Q) What is the name of

India and China border
line, also called the land of
actual control?

A) MACMOHAN LINE
 ROUND 2

DEMOGRAPHY
FLAGS & SYMBOLS
 TEAM B

Q) After India and Nepal ,

name the country which is a
Hindu majority country where
Hinduism is the major
religion ?
ANS: MAURITIUS
 TEAM C

Q) Name the country which

has the highest per capita
income in the world

ANS : QATAR
 TEAM A

Q)Dirham is
currency of which
Asian country ?

A) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 TEAM B

Q) The three middle east

countries through which Tropic
of Cancer passes are Oman,
United Arab emirates and

A) SAUDI ARABIA
 TEAM C

Q) Thailand , is a Buddhist
majority country and follows
which school of Buddhism ?

ANS:THERAVADA
 TEAM A

Q) Who is the currently the

prime minister of
Malaysia ?
ANS ) MAHATHIR
MOHAMAD
 ROUND 3

HISTORY , POLITICS
AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
 TEAM C

Q) Name the country which has

been chosen to hold the FIFA
world cup 2020 ?

ANS : Qatar
 TEAM A

Q) Which country recently

suffered the word tsunami and
experienced significant losses

A) INDONESIA
 TEAM B

Q )In which country

Taimur lung , the
barbarian belonged to

ANS: UZBEKISTAN
 TEAM C

Q) Name the political party

from which Imran Khan
contested national election
and became Primeminister
ANS : TEHREEK-E -INSAAF
 TEAM A

Q) Along with Jakarta which

Indonesian city hosted the
2018 Asian games ?

ANS : PALEMBANG
 TEAM B

Q)

A) SAUDI ARABIA
 ROUND 4

ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE

 TEAM A

Q) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

was born in which
Indian city ?

ANS : GWALIOR
 TEAM B

Q)Under which primeminister

Atalji became the minister of
external affairs ?

ANS: MORARJI DESAI

 TEAM C

Q) Which five year term did

Atalji completed to become
the first non-congress leader
as Indian primeminister
ANS : 1999-2004
 TEAM A

Q)When Atalji was PM , who

was president of Pakistan
who initiated the Kargil war
in 1999 and were defeated

ANS: NAWAZ SHARIF

 TEAM B

Q)Name the political party which

withdrew their support and became
responsible for the debacle of 13
months coalition government run by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee .

ANS : AI-ADMK
 TEAM C

Q)Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place
under the leadership of
Vajpayeeji

ANS : 1998
 ROUND 5

IDENTIFY AND
ANSWER ONE
QUESTION
RELATED TO
THESE PICTURES
 TEAM B
Q 1 ) IDENTIFY THIS
ANIMAL
ANS 1:DODO BIRD

Q2 ) This bird which is now

extinct was found exclusively
in which country ?

A) MAURITIUS
 TEAM C
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS LEADER
 ANS 1: SUKARNO

Q2) From which country did

Indonesia became
independent due to his
struggle
A) NETHERLANDS( DUTCH)
 TEAM A
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL
ANS 1: KOMODO DRAGON

QUES 2:Name the only

country in the qworld
where they are found?

ANS 2: INDONESIA
 TEAM B
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS WRITER
ANS 1:SAUDI ARABIA

Q2) The ultraconservative religious

movement within Sunni Islam which
originated and is propagated by Saudi
Arabia is called

ANS 2: WAHHABISM
 TEAM C
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS BUILDING
 ANS 1: PETRONAS TOWER

Q 2:The tallest twin towers in the world

,Petronas Towers in Malaysia house the
headquarters of which national
company ?

ANS 2) PETRONAS OIL COMPANY

 TEAM A

Q 1) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON.

ANS : TENZING NORGAY

QUES 2:In which year did

he conquest Mt Everest
along with Edmund Hillary

A) 29 May 1953
 QATAR

INDONESIA
ROUND
7
 PAKISTAN
QUES 1 :IDENTIFY
THIS LADY
ANS 1 : MALALA
YOUSAFZAI
QUES 2 :She was shot
while defying a
terrorist group call
banning girl’s
education . Name the
terrorist outfit
ANS 2 : TALIBAN
QUES 3 :Yousafzai's
memoir I Am Malala:
The Story of the Girl
Who Stood Up for
Education and was
Shot by the Taliban,
is co-written with
which
ANS :British
CHRISTINA
 AFGHANISTAN
QUES 1: IDENTIFY
THIS SITE
 ANS 1: BAMIYAAN

QUES 2:Name the

god whose statue is
depicted in this
picture
ANS 2 : LORD
BUDDHA
QUES 3:Name the terrorist outfit
which recently destroyed this
statue

ANS 3: TALIBAN
 NEPAL
QUES : IDENTIFY
THIS WEAPON?
 ANS 1: KUKRI (
KHUKRI)
QUES 2) Which army
regiment owns this
characteristic weapon
all over the world

ANS: GORKHA
QUES 3:Apart from
India and Nepal
which country has
Gorkha regiment in
their army

ANS 3: BRITAIN
 BANGLADESH
Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS PERSON ?
ANS :MOHAMMUD
YUNUS
QUES 2:What is his
organisation of
microfinance and
microcredit called?

ANS : GRAMEEN
QUES 3:In which year did he
receive Nobel prize for his
pioneering concept

ANS 3: 2006
 SRILANKA
Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS
LADY
 ANS1: SRIMOVA
BANDARANAIKE
QUES 2:She was the
longest serving
primiminister of Srilanka.
How many terms she
served the office.

ANS 2 : 3 TERMS
QUES 3: What is the
name of her daughter
who also became the
president of Srilanka
?

ANS 3
:CHANDRIKA
 MYNAMAR
QUES1 :IDENTIFY
THIS TRIBE
ANS 1 : KAYAN
LAHWI
QUES 2 : Which
metal is used to
make these rings

ANS 2: BRASS
QUES 3 : Which
muslim tribe in
Mynamar is facing
atrocities from the
natives ?
ANS 3: ROHINGYA